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Shi X, Guo T, Wen Y, Ye W, Ye W, Zheng K, Qin Y, Li X, Zhang F, Chen L. Rare renal proximal tubular dysfunctions in primary biliary cholangitis. Ren Fail 2024; 46:2302409. [PMID: 38275162 PMCID: PMC10823888 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2024.2302409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Renal involvement of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) usually presents as distal renal tubular acidosis. Proximal tubular (PT) dysfunctions in PBC were rarely reported with unclear clinicopathological characteristics and renal prognosis. METHODS We identified 11 cases of PBC with PT dysfunctions (PBC-PT). Their medical document, kidney pathology, and follow-up data were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. RESULTS The 11 PBC-PT patients were mainly middle-aged (57.8 ± 5.2 years) females (81.8%). Most of them were asymptomatic PBC (7, 63.6%) with a high prevalence of elevated serum immunoglobulin M (IgM, 81.8%) and G (IgG, 54.5%) levels. In the kidney, they had a mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) level of 46.54 ± 23.03 ml/min/1.73m2, and 81.8% of them had eGFR below 60 ml/min/1.73m2. They showed different degrees of PT dysfunctions, including hyperuricosuria, hypouricemia, normoglycemic glycosuria, generalized aminoaciduria, hyperphosphaturia, and hypophosphatemia. Their kidney pathology showed tubulointerstitial nephritis with lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates, brush border defects, and proximal tubulitis. After glucocorticoids treatment, the PT dysfunctions manifesting as hypophosphatemia, hypouricemia, and renal glycosuria all recovered, and the eGFR levels were improved from 43.24 ± 19.60 ml/min/1.73m2 to 55.02 ± 21.14 ml/min/1.73m2 (p = 0.028), accompanied by significant improvements of serum IgM levels (from 5.97 ± 4.55 g/L to 2.09 ± 1.48 g/L, p = 0.019). CONCLUSIONS The PT dysfunctions were rare in PBC patients, and glucocorticoids treatment could benefit the improvements of eGFR and tubular functions.
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- Xiaoxiao Shi
- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Qiu ZX, Huang LX, Wang XX, Wang ZL, Li XH, Feng B. Exploring the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Liver Diseases from the Heterogeneity of Target Cells. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2024; 12:659-666. [PMID: 38993508 PMCID: PMC11233981 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2023.00531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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The incidence of autoimmune liver diseases (ALDs) and research on their pathogenesis are increasing annually. However, except for autoimmune hepatitis, which responds well to immunosuppression, primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis are insensitive to immunosuppressive therapy. Besides the known effects of the environment, genetics, and immunity on ALDs, the heterogeneity of target cells provides new insights into their pathogenesis. This review started by exploring the heterogeneity in the development, structures, and functions of hepatocytes and epithelial cells of the small and large bile ducts. For example, cytokeratin (CK) 8 and CK18 are primarily expressed in hepatocytes, while CK7 and CK19 are primarily expressed in intrahepatic cholangiocytes. Additionally, emerging technologies of single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic are being applied to study ALDs. This review offered a new perspective on understanding the pathogenic mechanisms and potential treatment strategies for ALDs.
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- Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Beijing International Cooperation Base for Science and Technology on NAFLD Diagnosis, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Beijing International Cooperation Base for Science and Technology on NAFLD Diagnosis, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Beijing International Cooperation Base for Science and Technology on NAFLD Diagnosis, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Beijing International Cooperation Base for Science and Technology on NAFLD Diagnosis, Beijing, China
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Abe K, Hayashi M, Sugaya T, Abe N, Takahata Y, Fujita M, Takahashi A, Migita K, Ohira H. Long-term outcomes in patients with primary biliary cholangitis complicated with CREST syndrome. Sci Rep 2024; 14:14124. [PMID: 38898064 PMCID: PMC11187228 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64976-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is frequently associated with autoimmune disease. Although PBC complicated with CREST syndrome (PBC-CREST) has been reported, the long-term outcomes of the affected patients have not been fully investigated. Herein, the long-term outcomes of PBC-CREST were evaluated. Next, the GLOBE and UK-PBC scores were validated and compared between the PBC alone and PBC-CREST groups. A total of 302 patients who were diagnosed with PBC between December 1990 and August 2021 at Fukushima Medical University Hospital were included. The liver transplantation (LT)-free survival rates were compared between patients with PBC alone (n = 245) and those with PBC-CREST (n = 57). Moreover, 173 patients, excluding those with liver-related death/LT within 1 year after ursodeoxycholic acid administration, were divided into two subgroups (PBC alone (n = 147) and PBC-CREST (n = 26)), and the GLOBE and UK-PBC scores were compared between the subgroups. The survival rates without LT (3/5/10 years) were 92/87/80% for the PBC-alone group and 98/96/96% for the PBC-CREST group, with a significantly better prognosis in the PBC-CREST group (log-rank P = 0.0172). Multivariate analysis revealed that the presence of CREST syndrome is an independent protective factor for the presence of cirrhosis. The predicted 5/10/15-year risks of liver-related death or LT based on the UK-PBC score were significantly lower in the PBC-CREST group (2.4/7.6/13.2%) than in the PBC-alone group (4.8/11.8/18.8%) (P < 0.05). The predicted 3/5-year LT-free survival rates based on the GLOBE score were significantly higher in the PBC-CREST group (93/88%) than in the PBC-alone group (88/81%) (P < 0.05). Patients with PBC-CREST may have better long-term outcomes than those with PBC alone.
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- Kazumichi Abe
- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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Wang Y, Zhou Z, Zhang HP. Causal association between systemic lupus erythematosus and primary biliary cholangitis: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e38282. [PMID: 38788005 PMCID: PMC11124658 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000038282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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An association has been observed between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in observational studies, however, the exact causal link remains unclear. We aim to evaluate the causal relationships between SLE and PBC through bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR). Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected as instrumental variables from publicly accessible genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in European populations. The PBC and SLE GWAS data were obtained from the MRC IEU Open GWAS database, consisting of 24,510 and 14,267 samples, respectively. After a series of quality control and outlier removal, inverse variance weighted was used as the primary approach to evaluate the causal association between SLE and PBC. The horizontal pleiotropy and heterogeneity were examined by the MR-Egger intercept test and Cochran Q value, respectively. Seven SNPs were included to examine the causal effect of SLE on PBC. Genetically predicted SLE may increase the risk of PBC development, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.324 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.220 ∼ 1.437, P ˂ .001). Twenty SNPs were included to explore the causal effect of PBC on SLE. Genetically predicted PBC may increase the risk of SLE development, with an OR of 1.414 (95% CI 1.323 ∼ 1.511, P ˂ .001). Horizontal pleiotropy and heterogeneity were absent (P > .05) among SNPs. The robustness of our results was further enhanced by using the leave-one-out method. Our research has provided new insights into SLE and PBC, indicating bidirectional causal associations between the 2 diseases. These findings offer valuable contributions to future clinical studies.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Nephrology & Rheumatology, Hubei NO.3 People’s Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan City, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan City, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hubei NO.3 People’s Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan City, China
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Ma G, Yang J, Wang X, Xia E, Yu J, Zhang M, Hu Y, Ma S, Zhou X, Fan Q, Han Y, Wang J. Dissecting causal relationships between primary biliary cholangitis and extrahepatic autoimmune diseases based on Mendelian randomization. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11528. [PMID: 38773317 PMCID: PMC11109240 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62509-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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As an autoimmune disease, up to 73% of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) have a combination of extrahepatic autoimmune diseases (EHAIDs); however, the causal relationship between PBC and EHAIDs is unclear. The genome-wide association analyses provided 14 GWAS data for PBC and EHAIDs, and bidirectional, two-sample MR analyses were performed to examine the relationship between PBC and EHAIDs. The analysis using MR provides a strong and meaningful estimation of the bidirectional correlation between PBC and 7 EHAIDs: rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, autoimmune hypothyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease and ulcerative colitis of its types. In addition, PBC increases the risk of autoimmune thyroid diseases such as autoimmune hyperthyroidism and Graves' disease, as well as multiple sclerosis and psoriasis. Additionally, PBC is identified as a risk factor for Crohn's disease and Celiac disease. Based on genetic evidence, there may be connections between PBC and specific EHAIDs: not all coexisting EHAIDs induce PBC, and vice versa. This underscores the significance of prioritizing PBC in clinical practice. Additionally, if any liver function abnormalities are observed during treatment or with EHAIDs, it is crucial to consider the possibility of comorbid PBC.
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- Gang Ma
- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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Li XX, Maitiyaer M, Tan Q, Huang WH, Liu Y, Liu ZP, Wen YQ, Zheng Y, Chen X, Chen RL, Tao Y, Yu SL. Emerging biologic frontiers for Sjogren's syndrome: Unveiling novel approaches with emphasis on extra glandular pathology. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1377055. [PMID: 38828450 PMCID: PMC11140030 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1377055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) is a complex autoimmune disorder characterized by exocrine gland dysfunction, leading to dry eyes and mouth. Despite growing interest in biologic therapies for pSS, FDA approval has proven challenging due to trial complications. This review addresses the absence of a molecular-target-based approach to biologic therapy development and highlights novel research on drug targets and clinical trials. A literature search identified potential pSS treatment targets and recent advances in molecular understanding. Overlooking extraglandular symptoms like fatigue and depression is a notable gap in trials. Emerging biologic agents targeting cytokines, signal pathways, and immune responses have proven efficacy. These novel therapies could complement existing methods for symptom alleviation. Improved grading systems accounting for extraglandular symptoms are needed. The future of pSS treatment may involve gene, stem-cell, and tissue-engineering therapies. This narrative review offers insights into advancing pSS management through innovative biologic interventions.
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- Xiao Xiao Li
- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, The First Clinical Medical School of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Ophthalmic Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Ghozzi M, Mankai A, Chedly Z, Mlika I, Manoubi W, Melayah S, Ghedira I. Frequency of antithyroid antibodies in patients with primary biliary cholangitis. Lab Med 2024; 55:304-309. [PMID: 37638796 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmad080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease of liver that may be associated with other conditions, including autoimmune thyroid diseases. We aimed to investigate the frequency of anti-thyroperoxidase antibodies (TPO-Ab), antithyroglobulin antibodies (TG-Ab), and anti-thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TSHR-Ab) in Tunisian patients with PBC. METHODS Sera of 80 patients with PBC were collected over a 9-year period. A total of 189 healthy blood donors (HBD) were included in the control group. Measurements of TPO-Ab and TG-Ab were performed using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Competitive ELISA was used to assess TSHR-Ab. RESULTS Antithyroid antibodies (ATA) were significantly more frequent in PBC patients than in the control group (13.7% vs 1.6%; P < 10-3). Out of 11 patients with ATA, 10 (90.9%) were female. Nine patients and 2 HBD had TPO-Ab (11.2% vs 1%; P < 10-3). TG-Ab were more frequent in patients than in healthy subjects but the difference was not statistically significant (6.2% vs 1.6%; P = .1). TPO-Ab and TG-Ab were present together in 3 patients (3.7%). TSHR-Ab were absent in patients and controls. CONCLUSION This study shows that PBC is associated with a high frequency of ATA but not TG-Ab or TSHR-Ab.
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- Mariam Ghozzi
- Laboratory of Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
- Research Laboratory for "Epidemiology and Immunogenetics of Viral Infections" (LR14SP02), Sahloul University Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
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- High School of Sciences and Techniques of Health, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
- Research Unit "Obesity: Etiopathology and Treatment, UR18ES01," National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Erasmus University Medical Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
- LR12SP11, Biochemistry Department, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Liang Y, Li J, Zhang Z, Jiang T, Yang Z. Extrahepatic conditions of primary biliary cholangitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and risk. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2024; 48:102321. [PMID: 38518985 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2024.102321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Many studies reported the prevalence of extrahepatic conditions (EHC) of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), but the great heterogeneity existed across different studies. Therefore, we conducted the systematic review and meta-analyses to determine EHC prevalence and association with PBC. METHODS We searched PUBMED and included observational, cross-sectional and case-controlled studies. A random or fixed effects model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence and odd ratio (OR) as appropriate. RESULTS Of 5370 identified publications, 129 publications with 133 studies met the inclusion criteria. Sjögren's syndrome had the highest prevalence (21.4 % vs. 3 % in non-PBC individuals), followed by Raynaud's syndrome (12.3 % vs. 1 %), rheumatoid arthritis-like arthritis (5 % vs. 3 %), systemic sclerosis (3.7 % vs. 0 %) and systemic lupus erythematosus (2 % vs. 0 %). The prevalence of overall thyroid diseases (11.3 %), autoimmune thyroid diseases (9.9 %), osteoporosis (21.1 %), celiac disease (1 %) and chronic bronchitis (4.6 %) was also increased among PBC patients. CONCLUSION This is the first exhaustive study on the old theme about EHC of PBC. Given increased prevalence of many EHCs in PBC patients, promptly recognizing these EHCs are of great importance for timely and precise diagnosis of PBC.
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- Yan Liang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, PR China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huangyan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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- Health Management Center, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Key Laboratory, Department of Science and Technology, The Second People's Hospital of Changshu, The Affiliated Changshu Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Changshu, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huangyan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, PR China.
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Suarez-Zdunek MA, Arentoft NS, Krohn PS, Lauridsen EHE, Afzal S, Høgh J, Thomsen MT, Knudsen AD, Nordestgaard BG, Hillingsø JG, Villadsen GE, Holland-Fischer P, Rasmussen A, Fialla AD, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Nielsen SD. Prevalence of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism in liver transplant recipients and associated risk factors. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7828. [PMID: 38570629 PMCID: PMC10991542 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58544-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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The prevalence of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism and associated risk factors are unknown in liver transplant recipients. We aimed to determine the prevalence of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism and associated risk factors in liver transplant recipients and to compare it with controls from the general population. As part of the Danish Comorbidity in Liver Transplant Recipients (DACOLT) Study, all Danish liver transplant recipients over the age of 20 were invited for measurements of concentrations of thyrotropin and thyroid hormones. The prevalence of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism was compared to age- and sex-matched controls from the Copenhagen General Population Study. Using logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, smoking, and body-mass index, we investigated potential risk factors. We recruited 489 liver transplant recipients and 1808 controls. Among liver transplant recipients, 14 (2.9%) had hyperthyroidism compared with 21 (1.2%) of controls (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05-4.75, P = 0.04), while 42 (5.7%) had hypothyroidism compared with 139 (7.7%) of controls (aOR 0.68, 95% CI 0.43-1.08, P = 0.10). Female sex, and autoimmune hepatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis as causes of transplantation were associated with hyperthyroidism after adjustments. Age, female sex, and autoimmune liver diseases as cause of transplantation were associated with hypothyroidism after adjustments. DACOLT is registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04777032).
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- Moises Alberto Suarez-Zdunek
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Esther Møllers Vej 6, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Esther Møllers Vej 6, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark
- Copenhagen General Population Study, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Esther Møllers Vej 6, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Esther Møllers Vej 6, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Esther Møllers Vej 6, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark
- Copenhagen General Population Study, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department Endocrinology and Metabolism, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Esther Møllers Vej 6, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Liu Z, Shao Y, Duan X. Genetic link between primary biliary cholangitis and connective tissue diseases in European populations: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0298225. [PMID: 38335208 PMCID: PMC10857725 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND An association between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and connective tissue diseases (CTDs) [rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren's syndrome (SS), systemic sclerosis (SSc)] has been found in observational studies. However, the direction causality is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the causality between PBC and CTDs and to promote early screening, pre-emptive therapy, and accurate stratification. METHODS A two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was performed to assess the causal relationship between PBC [Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) meta-analysis, 8021 cases/16498 controls], and SLE (GWAS meta-analysis, 8021 cases/16489 controls), RA(FinnGen, 6236 cases/14727 controls), SS(FinnGen, 2495 cases/365533 controls), SSc (FinnGen, 302 cases/213145 controls). Inverse variance weighting (IVW) was used as the primary analysis method, supplemented by four sensitivity analyses to assess the robustness of the results. RESULTS The IVW revealed that genetically predicted PBC increased the risk of SLE [odd's ratio (OR) = 1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.30-1.58, P < 0.001]), RA (OR = 1.09, 95%CI1.04-1.14, P<0.001), and SS (OR = 1.18, 95%CI1.12-1.24, P<0.001), but not that of SSc. In addition, no association was observed between CTDs as an exposure and PBC. Sensitivity analyses did not reveal horizontal pleiotropy. CONCLUSIONS Our study provided new genetic evidence for a causal relationship between PBC and CTDs. PBC increased the risk of SLE, RA, and SS. Our findings highlighted the importance of active screening and intervention for CTDs in patients with PBC.
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- Zhekang Liu
- Rheumatology and Immunology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Davies SP, Ronca V, Wootton GE, Krajewska NM, Bozward AG, Fiancette R, Patten DA, Yankouskaya K, Reynolds GM, Pat S, Osei-Bordom DC, Richardson N, Grover LM, Weston CJ, Oo YH. Expression of E-cadherin by CD8 + T cells promotes their invasion into biliary epithelial cells. Nat Commun 2024; 15:853. [PMID: 38286990 PMCID: PMC10825166 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44910-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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The presence of CD8+ T cells in the cytoplasm of biliary epithelial cells (BEC) has been correlated with biliary damage associated with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Here, we characterise the mechanism of CD8+ T cell invasion into BEC. CD8+ T cells observed within BEC were large, eccentric, and expressed E-cadherin, CD103 and CD69. They were also not contained within secondary vesicles. Internalisation required cytoskeletal rearrangements which facilitated contact with BEC. Internalised CD8+ T cells were observed in both non-cirrhotic and cirrhotic diseased liver tissues but enriched in PBC patients, both during active disease and at the time of transplantation. E-cadherin expression by CD8+ T cells correlated with frequency of internalisation of these cells into BEC. E-cadherin+ CD8+ T cells formed β-catenin-associated interactions with BEC, were larger than E-cadherin- CD8+ T cells and invaded into BEC more frequently. Overall, we unveil a distinct cell-in-cell structure process in the liver detailing the invasion of E-cadherin+ CD103+ CD69+ CD8+ T cells into BEC.
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- Scott P Davies
- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN Rare-Liver), Birmingham, UK.
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN Rare-Liver), Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN Rare-Liver), Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Advanced Cellular Therapy Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN Rare-Liver), Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Advanced Cellular Therapy Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN Rare-Liver), Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Advanced Cellular Therapy Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Healthcare Technologies Institute, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
- European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN Rare-Liver), Birmingham, UK.
- Birmingham Advanced Cellular Therapy Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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Salem MB, Mohammed DM, Hammam OA, Elzallat M. Mitigation of intrahepatic cholestasis induced by 17α-ethinylestradiol via nanoformulation of Silybum marianum L. BMC Complement Med Ther 2024; 24:51. [PMID: 38263002 PMCID: PMC10804614 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-024-04351-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cholestasis is an important predisposing factor for hepatocyte damage, liver fibrosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and even liver failure. Silybum marianum L. (SM) plant is used in teas or eaten in some countries due to its antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties. Because of its low and poor oral bioavailability, so we improve the therapeutic activity of Silybum marianum L. extract (SM) by studying the potential effects of nanoformulation of Silybum marianium L. extract (nano-SM) on 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE)-induced intrahepatic cholestasis. METHODS Thirty female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups (6 rats/group). Group I: Rats were received the treatment vehicle and served as normal group. Group II:Rats were injected daily with EE (10 mg/kg) for five successive days. Group III-V: Rats were injected daily with EE (10 mg/kg) and treated with either Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) (40 mg/kg), SM (100 mg/kg) and nano-SM (100 mg/kg) orally once/day throughout the trialfor five successive days, respectively. RESULTS Nano-SM greatly dampened the increase in serum levels of total and direct bilirubin, alanine aminotransaminase, aspartate aminotransaminase, and alkaline phosphatase caused by EE. Furthermore, nano-SM increased the hepatic contents of reduced glutathione (GSH) and catalase (CAT) and also upregulated the relative hepatic gene expressions of Rho-kinase (ROCK-1), myosin light chain kinase (MLCK), and myosin phosphatase target subunit (MYPT1) compared to the EE-induced group. Administration of nano-SM reduced hepatic lipid peroxidation and downregulated the relative hepatic expressions of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-ҡB) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). In addition, nano-SM improved the histopathological changes induced by EE. CONCLUSION Nano-SM possessed a superior effect over SM, which can be considered an effective protective modality against EE-induced cholestatic liver injury through its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory activities, and enhancing bile acid (BA) efflux.
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- Maha B Salem
- Pharmacology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, P.O. box 30, Warrak El-Hadar, Giza, 12411, Imbaba, Egypt
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- Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
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- Pathology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, P.O. box 30, Warrak El-Hadar, Giza, 12411, Imbaba, Egypt
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- Immunology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, P.O. box 30, Warrak El-Hadar, Giza, 12411, Imbaba, Egypt
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Clemente Hernández B, Muelas Rives I, Ballano Ruiz A, Gracia Cazaña T. Pigmentation disorders as a guide sign of autoimmune diseases. REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2024; 20:45-46. [PMID: 38129250 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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- Dermatology Service, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza University, IIS Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dermatology Service, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza University, IIS Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dermatology Service, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza University, IIS Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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Liang M, Ye S, Jing R, Zhu B, Yuan W, Chu X, Li Y, Zhang W. Estrogen receptor alpha-mediated mitochondrial damage in intrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells leading to the pathogenesis of primary biliary cholangitis. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2023; 38:2803-2818. [PMID: 37740728 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of estrogen and estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) on the pathogenesis of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in human intrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells (HiBECs). The researchers measured serum levels of ERα, oxidative stress indicators, and cytokines in PBC patients and healthy controls. They examined the expression of ERα, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E2-component (PDC-E2), and apoptosis-related proteins in the small bile ducts. In vitro experiments with HiBECs showed that estrogen had a dual effect on cell viability, increasing it at low concentrations but reducing it at higher concentrations. ERα activation led to mitochondrial damage, apoptosis, and upregulation of ERα and PDC-E2 expression. These findings suggest that the high expression of ERα in the bile ducts contributes to mitochondrial damage, inflammation, and apoptosis in PBC. The study highlights ERα as a potential target for understanding and treating estrogen-mediated PBC pathogenesis.
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- Mengting Liang
- Department of Infection, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infection, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infection, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infection, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infection, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infection, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infection, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infection, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wakabayashi S, Joshita S, Kimura K, Motoki H, Okumura T, Kobayashi H, Yamashita Y, Sugiura A, Yamazaki T, Kimura T, Kuwahara K, Umemura T. Symptom-based portopulmonary hypertension screening questionnaire in Japanese patients with chronic liver disease. JGH Open 2023; 7:527-536. [PMID: 37649859 PMCID: PMC10463024 DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Background and Aim As the exact prevalence of portopulmonary hypertension (PoPH) and the etiology of chronic liver disease (CLD) remain unknown, the present study aimed to clarify these points in Japanese patients with CLD using symptom-based questionnaire screening. Methods Patients with CLD were asked to complete an eight-item written questionnaire on pulmonary hypertension (PH) symptoms. If at least one item response was "yes," the patient was offered ultrasonic echocardiography (UCG). Patients identified as having an intermediate or high risk of PH by UCG were referred to a cardiologist for further evaluation, whereby a definitive diagnosis of PoPH was made using right heart catheterization (RHC) findings. Results A total of 1111 patients with CLD completed the survey. Of the 566 symptomatic patients with at least one question answered as "yes," approximately half agreed to undergo UCG (n = 267). Compared with asymptomatic patients, symptomatic patients were significantly older, predominantly female, and more frequently exhibited cirrhosis. Based on UCG findings, 228, 12, and 8 patients had a low, intermediate, or high risk for PH, respectively. Intermediate-/high-risk patients showed significantly more advanced disease progression status than low-risk patients. The frequencies of answer to the eight questions were comparable. Ultimately, three patients were diagnosed as having PoPH (1.1% of UCG cases), one with underlying hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and two with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Conclusion This symptom-based PoPH screening study clarified the prevalence of PoPH in CLD patients according to a PH symptom questionnaire, UCG, and RHC. Patients with HCV and PBC may have a higher risk of PoPH.
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- Shun‐Ichi Wakabayashi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
- Department of Health Promotion MedicineShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
- Department of Health Promotion MedicineShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
- Department of Advanced Endoscopic TherapyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
- Consultation Center for Liver DiseasesShinshu University HospitalMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
- Department of Health Promotion MedicineShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
- Department of Advanced Endoscopic TherapyShinshu University School of MedicineMatsumotoJapan
- Consultation Center for Liver DiseasesShinshu University HospitalMatsumotoJapan
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You H, Duan W, Li S, Lv T, Chen S, Lu L, Ma X, Han Y, Nan Y, Xu X, Duan Z, Wei L, Jia J, Zhuang H. Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (2021). J Clin Transl Hepatol 2023; 11:736-746. [PMID: 36969891 PMCID: PMC10037524 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2022.00347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
In 2015, the Chinese Society of Hepatology and the Chinese Society of Gastroenterology published a consensus on primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). In the past years, numerous clinical studies have been published in the field of PBC. To guide the clinical diagnosis and management of PBC patients, the Chinese Society of Hepatology invited a panel of experts to assess the new clinical evidence and formulate the current guidelines.
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- Hong You
- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Traditional and Western Medical Hepatology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Correspondence to: Jidong Jia, Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Beijing 100050, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4673-8890. Tel: +86-10-63139816, Fax: +86-10-63139246, E-mail: ; Xiaoyuan Xu, Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1759-4330. Tel/Fax: +86-10-83575787, E-mail:
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- Artificial Liver Center, Beijing You-An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Center, Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
- Correspondence to: Jidong Jia, Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Beijing 100050, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4673-8890. Tel: +86-10-63139816, Fax: +86-10-63139246, E-mail: ; Xiaoyuan Xu, Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1759-4330. Tel/Fax: +86-10-83575787, E-mail:
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Trivella J, John BV, Levy C. Primary biliary cholangitis: Epidemiology, prognosis, and treatment. Hepatol Commun 2023; 7:02009842-202306010-00027. [PMID: 37267215 DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic autoimmune liver disease characterized by a destructive, small duct, and lymphocytic cholangitis, and marked by the presence of antimitochondrial antibodies. The incidence and prevalence of PBC vary widely in different regions and time periods, and although disproportionally more common among White non-Hispanic females, contemporary data show a higher prevalence in males and racial minorities than previously described. Outcomes largely depend on early recognition of the disease and prompt institution of treatment, which, in turn, are directly influenced by provider bias and socioeconomic factors. Ursodeoxycholic acid remains the initial treatment of choice for PBC, with obeticholic acid and fibrates (off-label therapy) reserved as add-on therapy for the management of inadequate responders or those with ursodeoxycholic acid intolerance. Novel and repurposed drugs are currently at different stages of clinical development not only for the treatment of PBC but also for its symptomatic management. Here, we summarize the most up-to-date data regarding the epidemiology, prognosis, and treatment of PBC, providing clinically useful information for its holistic management.
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- Juan Trivella
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Miami VA Medical System, Miami, Florida, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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Ghozzi M, Mankai A, Zneidi I, Manoubi W, Melayah S, Mechi F, Trabelsi A, Ghedira I. Serological markers of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with primary biliary cholangitis and the vice versa: A Tunisian study. Immunobiology 2023; 228:152398. [PMID: 37269587 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2023.152398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease of the liver characterized by destructive lymphocytic cholangitis and anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA). Anti-gp210 and anti-Sp100, are used for the diagnosis of PBC in AMA-negative PBC patients. Patients with PBC have a propensity to have an extrahepatic manifestation which is especially autoimmune. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the frequency of serological markers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (CCP-Ab or RF) in PBC patients and to do the vice versa. METHODS Our PBC study included 70 patients with PBC and 80 healthy blood donors (HBD) and our RA study included 75 patients with RA and 75 HBD. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (CCP-Ab) and rheumatoid factor (RF) were performed by indirect ELISA. AMA, anti-Sp100 and anti-gp210 were determined by indirect immunofluorescence. RESULTS RA autoantibodies (CCP-Ab or RF) were more frequent in PBC patients than in HBD (65.7% vs. 8.7% p 〈10-6). CCP-Ab were significantly more frequent in patients than in controls (15.7% vs. 2.5%; p = 0.004). Nine patients had both CCP-Ab and RF vs. none of controls (12.8% vs. 0%; p = 0.001). RF were detected in 45 patients with PBC and in 5 HBD (64.3% vs. 6.2%; p 〈10-6). In PBC patients, RF were more frequent than CCP-Ab (64.3% vs. 15.7%; p 〈10-6). RF-IgG were present in 18.5% of patients; RF-immunoglobulin (Ig) A in 34.3% and RF-IgM in 54.3%. These frequencies were significantly higher than those found in control group (1.2% for RF-IgG (p 〈10-3); 0% for RF-IgA (p 〈10-6); and 6.2% for RF-IgM (p 〈10-6)). In our PBC patients, RF-IgA were more frequent than RF-IgG (34.3% vs. 18.5%; p = 0.03) and than CCP-Ab (34.3% vs. 15.7%; p = 0.01). Six patients had only RF-IgA versus none of the control group (8.6% vs. 0%; p = 0.01). AMA, anti-Sp100 and anti-gp 210 were absent in all RA patients. CONCLUSIONS Serological markers of RA were more frequent in PBC patients than in HBD and the vice versa was not true.
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- Mariam Ghozzi
- Laboratory of Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia; Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia; Research Laboratory for "Epidemiology and Immunogenetics of Viral Infections" (LR14SP02), Sahloul University Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
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- High School of Sciences and Techniques of Health, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia; Research Unit "Obesity: Etiopathology and Treatment, UR18ES01", National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Erasmus University Medical Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia; Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia; LR12SP11, Biochemistry Department, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia; Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Research Laboratory for "Epidemiology and Immunogenetics of Viral Infections" (LR14SP02), Sahloul University Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia; Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia; Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Collins B, Dillon D, Silver RM. PACK syndrome: A case series and review. Am J Med Sci 2023; 365:321-328. [PMID: 36535538 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A rare overlap syndrome between CREST (calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia) syndrome and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is described as PACK syndrome, an acronym for primary biliary cholangitis, anticentromere antibodies, CREST syndrome, and keratoconjunctivitis sicca. In this retrospective cohort analysis and review, we present fourteen patients who meet diagnostic criteria for PACK syndrome in one of the largest case series of this group. All patients were female, 86% of whom were White with an average age of 66.7 years (range 39-78 years). The prevalence was 5.08% in our PBC cohort (n=256) similar to previous findings. CREST syndrome was diagnosed prior to PBC in 58% of our patients and limited pulmonary and renal involvement were observed. This syndrome is rare, but given its insidious development, clinicians should be aware of this potential overlap in CREST-only and PBC-only patients.
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- B Collins
- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Okumura T, Kimura T, Hihara Y, Inoue K, Maruyama A, Joshita S, Umemura T. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura in primary biliary cholangitis and localized cutaneous systemic sclerosis: case report and literature review. Clin J Gastroenterol 2023; 16:432-437. [PMID: 36870017 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-023-01776-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic progressive cholestatic liver disease of uncertain etiology. Although PBC is frequently complicated by Sjögren's syndrome and chronic thyroiditis, it can also be associated with a variety of other autoimmune disorders. We herein describe a rare case of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) coexistence with PBC and localized cutaneous systemic sclerosis (LcSSc). A 47-year-old woman with PBC and LcSSc who was positive for antiphospholipid antibody experienced a rapid decrease in platelet count to 1.8 × 104/µL during follow-up. After clinical findings ruled out thrombocytopenia from cirrhosis, a diagnosis of ITP was made following bone marrow examination. Her human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type was HLA-DPB1*05:01, which has been associated with disease susceptibility to PBC and LcSSc, but not to ITP. A careful review of similar reports suggested that in PBC, other collagen disease complications, positive antinuclear antibody, and positive antiphospholipid antibody may all support a diagnosis of ITP. Clinicians should be vigilant for ITP when rapid thrombocytopenia is observed during the course of PBC.
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- Taiki Okumura
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ina Central Hospital, Ina, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ina Central Hospital, Ina, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ina Central Hospital, Ina, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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Kolev M, Sarbu AC, Möller B, Maurer B, Kollert F, Semmo N. Belimumab treatment in autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis - a case series. J Transl Autoimmun 2023; 6:100189. [PMID: 36718275 PMCID: PMC9883290 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2023.100189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background The majority of patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) achieve complete remission with established treatment regiments. In patients with intolerance or insufficient response to these drugs, the remaining options are limited and novel treatment approaches necessary. In primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and fibrates have improved prognosis dramatically, but there remains a proportion of patients with refractory disease.In patients with refractory AIH and/or PBC, we used a novel treatment strategy with the anti-B cell activating factor, belimumab. The first three patients had concomitant Sjögren's disease. The connecting element between all three diseases is B cell activation, including elevated levels of the B cell activating factor (BAFF). Furthermore, belimumab has been shown to be beneficial in Sjögren's disease. Aims and methods To retrospectively investigate treatment response in six patients with AIH or PBC with or without concomitant Sjögren's disease treated with the anti-BAFF therapy belimumab at the University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland. Results In all three patients with AIH, belimumab improved disease control and helped by-pass or reduce problematic side effects from corticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors. In PBC patients (n = 3), there was no clear improvement of liver function tests, despite reduction or normalization of IgM. All patients with concomitant Sjögren's disease (n = 3) had an improvement of sicca symptoms and two out of three patients experienced an initially marked reduction in fatigue, which lessened over time. Conclusions Belimumab may be a promising treatment option for patients with AIH and further investigations are needed. In PBC however, response was not convincing. The effects on sicca symptoms and fatigue were encouraging.
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Key Words
- AIH, autoimmune hepatitis
- ALT, alanine aminotransferase
- AMA, anti-mitochondrial antibodies
- ANA, anti-nuclear antibodies
- AP, alkaline phosphatase
- APS, anti-phospholipid-antibody syndrome
- AZA, azathioprine
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Autoimmune liver disease
- BDN, budesonide
- Belimumab
- CI, calcineurin inhibitor
- CyA, cyclosporine A
- INR, international normalized ratio
- IgG, immunoglobulin G
- IgM, immunoglobulin M
- LC 1, liver cytosol 1 antibodies
- LKM-1, liver-kidney-microsomal antibodies
- MMF, mycophenolate mofetil
- MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- NA, not applicable
- NRH, nodular regenerative hyperplasia
- PBC, primary biliary cholangitis
- PDN, prednisolone
- PLA2R, anti-phospholipase 2 receptor antibody
- PSC, primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Primary biliary cholangitis
- RF, rheumatoid factor
- SLA, soluble liver antigen antibodies
- SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus
- SMA, smooth-muscle cell antibodies
- SS-A, SS-A (Ro) antibodies
- SS-B, SS-B (La) antibodies
- Sjögren's disease
- TNFi, tumor necrosis factor inhibitor
- UDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid
- ULN, upper limit of normal
- disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, DMARDs
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- Mirjam Kolev
- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland,Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland,Corresponding author. University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital Bern, Murtenstrasse 35, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
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Primary biliary cholangitis: review for radiologists. ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY (NEW YORK) 2023; 48:127-135. [PMID: 34743232 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-021-03335-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Primary biliary cholangitis is a rare progressive chronic inflammation of the medium and small bile ducts that abdominal radiologists may encounter, particularly if working in a tertiary setting or at a transplant center. This brief review covers current thinking about the pathophysiology and presentation of the disease, as well as the current diagnostic criteria in use by hepatologists. Imaging strategies for diagnosis will be reviewed as well as current treatment strategies and the use of imaging in monitoring response to treatment, including image-guided elastography.
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Chen S, Li MQ, Duan WJ, Li BE, Li SX, Lv TT, Ma L, Jia JD. Concomitant extrahepatic autoimmune diseases do not compromise the long-term outcomes of primary biliary cholangitis. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2022; 21:577-582. [PMID: 35668014 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2022.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients often have concomitant extrahepatic autoimmune (EHA) diseases including Sjögren's syndrome (SS), systemic sclerosis (SSc), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and autoimmune thyroid disease. The present study aimed to describe the prevalence of EHA diseases in PBC and explore the impact of EHA diseases on the long-term outcomes of PBC in Chinese patients. METHODS Medical records of PBC patients diagnosed in our institute were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were followed up by a standardized telephone interview. The endpoints were defined as liver-related death and/or liver transplantation. RESULTS Totally 247 of the 985 (25.1%) PBC patients enrolled in the study had at least one concomitant EHA disease. Sjögren's syndrome (n = 140, 14.2%) was the most frequent one, followed by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (n = 56, 5.7%) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (n = 45, 4.6%). Patients with EHA diseases were more common in females (P < 0.001) and in those with a family history of autoimmune disease (P = 0.017). Overall, no differences were found between PBC patients with and without EHA diseases in terms of biochemical response rates to ursodeoxycholic acid, the incidence of hepatic events, or transplant-free survival. RA and EHA ≥ 2 were protective factors for hepatic events in univariate Cox analysis, but the results became insignificant in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS Concomitant EHA diseases were common in PBC patients but did not compromise the long-term outcomes of PBC.
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- Sha Chen
- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, 95 Yong'an Road, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, 95 Yong'an Road, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, 95 Yong'an Road, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, 95 Yong'an Road, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, 95 Yong'an Road, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, 95 Yong'an Road, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, 95 Yong'an Road, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, 95 Yong'an Road, Beijing 100050, China.
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Suzuki K, Kakisaka K, Abe K. Over 3-Years Follow-Up of a Case of Primary Biliary Cholangitis With Autoimmune Hyperthyroidism: Factors Associated With Liver Dysfunction. Cureus 2022; 14:e32941. [PMID: 36712741 PMCID: PMC9873900 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.32941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We present a rare case of a 50-year-old woman with simultaneous primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and autoimmune hyperthyroidism in which the factors associated with liver dysfunction were evaluated over a 3-year follow-up period. Although serum thyroid hormone levels improved after the administration of thiamazole, thyroid dysfunction was not directly associated with liver dysfunction. During the follow-up period, anti-hyperlipidemic drug therapy and eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection caused transient elevation of serum transaminase levels. It should be recognized that serum liver enzyme levels might be affected by various factors, including the therapies for the many complications of PBC.
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Ge S, Xu Q, Li H, Shao T, Zhong F, Leung PSC, Shuai Z. Differential immune response to xenobiotic-modified self-molecule in simple and connective tissue disease-associated primary biliary cholangitis. Liver Int 2022; 42:2204-2215. [PMID: 35791754 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Our previous studies demonstrated that 2-octynoic acid (2OA) might alter the conformational structure of the inner lipoic acid (LA) binding domain (ILD) in the E2 subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC-E2), leading to the loss of immune tolerance in simple primary biliary cholangitis (S-PBC). Here, we further explore if this etiological mechanism also accounts for connective tissue disease-associated PBC (CTD-PBC). METHODS Intein-mediated protein ligation was used to prepare ILD, LA-ILD and 2OA-ILD, and their reactivity with serum samples from 124 S-PBC and 132 CTD-PBC patients was examined. The antibodies to LA, 2OA, LA-ILD and 2OA-ILD, the isotypes of antibodies to LA, 2OA and ILD, were comparatively detected between the two patient groups by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblotting. RESULTS Both the percentage and reactivity of antibody to 2OA in S-PBC were significantly higher than in CTD-PBC. Antibodies to 2OA and to LA between the two groups separately shared the same characteristics. Remarkably, coexistence of the antibodies to LA-ILD and to 2OA, and coexistence of the antibodies to LA and to 2OA in S-PBC were both significantly more frequent than in CTD-PBC, whereas the percentage of anti-LA antibody without anti-2OA antibody in S-PBC was markedly lower than in CTD-PBC. Moreover, the isotype of antibody to LA was predominantly IgG in CTD-PBC, whilst this isotype was mainly IgM in S-PBC. CONCLUSION Xenobiotic 2OA might play less important pathogenic role in CTD-PBC than in S-PBC, suggesting that different underlying mechanisms are involved in their immune intolerance to PDC-E2.
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- Shangqing Ge
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Davis, California, USA
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, China
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Er C, Dyson J, Jones D, Sayer J. Primary biliary cholangitis presenting with Fanconi syndrome: an important phenotype. BMJ Case Rep 2022; 15:e248461. [PMID: 35973749 PMCID: PMC9386236 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A woman in her 50s was referred to nephrology clinic due to progressive chronic kidney disease. She exhibited features of proximal renal tubulopathy, namely Fanconi syndrome, including normoglycaemic glycosuria, normal anion gap metabolic acidosis, and intermittent hypouricaemia and hypophosphataemia. Kidney biopsy showed tubulointerstitial inflammation and focal chronic damage. In addition, antimitochondrial antibodies were present and she had abnormal liver blood tests. A unifying diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis with an associated renal tubulopathy and interstitial nephritis was made. She was commenced on sodium bicarbonate, ursodeoxycholic acid and oral prednisolone, leading to an improvement in liver biochemistry. Kidney function was stabilised, but a sustained improvement was not seen. This case acts as a reminder of the rare association of tubulointerstitial nephritis and Fanconi syndrome with primary biliary cholangitis, which may be an under-recognised phenotype.
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- Chaoxui Er
- Renal Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Hepatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Hepatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Renal Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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Walsh K, Park J. Far From the Biliary Tree: A Case of Overlapping Autoimmune Liver Disease in a Patient Presenting With Sicca Symptoms. Cureus 2022; 14:e26760. [PMID: 35967173 PMCID: PMC9365501 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune condition with many extrahepatic manifestations that are commonly encountered as a patient's primary presenting complaints. Rarely, PBC co-exists as an “overlapping syndrome” with other liver-related autoimmune conditions such as autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Presented is a rare case of PBC with features of AIH diagnosed in a patient who initially presented with hemoptysis and worsened sicca symptoms due to advanced Sjögren’s syndrome. The patient had a three-year evolution of abnormal liver biochemistry and was found to be a heterozygous carrier for hereditary hemochromatosis (H63D mutation). Given that patients with PBC-AIH are at an increased risk of complications compared to isolated disease from either disorder, early diagnosis and prompt management can help spare patients from cirrhosis, liver failure and transplantation, or even death.
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Jiang P, Feng Z, Sheng L, Hu C, Ma X, Zhang S, Wu L, Xiao X, Wang Q, Guo C, Qiu D, Fang J, Xu J, Gershwin ME, Jiang M, Ma X, Pu J. Morphological, Functional, and Tissue Characterization of Silent Myocardial Involvement in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 20:1112-1121.e4. [PMID: 34461299 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a major complication and cause of morbidity in end-stage primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). However, it is unclear whether there is clinically silent myocardial involvement at the early stage of PBC before cirrhosis and cardiac manifestations. This prospective, three-center, multi-modality cardiac imaging study on the early identification of myocardial impairment in PBC (EARLY-MYO-PBC) was designed to identify silent myocardial impairment in PBC patients without cardiac manifestations. METHODS A total of 112 subjects (56 with PBC and 56 age- and sex-matched controls) undergoing cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) were enrolled. Demographic, serologic, and cardiac imaging data were prospectively collected. All participants had no cardiac discomfort or previous heart disease and had normal electrocardiographic findings. RESULTS Subclinical myocardial involvement, as evidenced by cardiac morphologic, functional, and tissue characterization changes on CMR, including hyperdynamic left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (median, 75% in PBC patients vs 69% in controls, P = .029), subclinical myocardial edema by T2-short tau inversion recovery (21% vs 2% in controls, P = .001), elevated extracellular matrix indices (30% vs 26% in controls, P < .001), and impaired myocardial viability by positive late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) (36%), was detected in PBC patients. Importantly, a mid-wall "stripe" at the LV septum was identified as a PBC-specific LGE pattern that differs from other known cardiomyopathies. In multivariate analysis, gp210 positivity (odds ratio [OR] = 9.909, P = .010), lower hemoglobin (OR = 0.919, P = .004), and body mass index (OR = 0.638, P = .005) were independent predictors of cardiac abnormalities in PBC. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates clinically silent cardiac impairment with specific CMR patterns in PBC, allowing optimal screening for early myocardial impairment and potentially timely therapies. (Trial registration no.: NCT03545672).
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- Pan Jiang
- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Medical Imaging Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, California
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Cardiology, Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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You H, Ma X, Efe C, Wang G, Jeong SH, Abe K, Duan W, Chen S, Kong Y, Zhang D, Wei L, Wang FS, Lin HC, Yang JM, Tanwandee T, Gani RA, Payawal DA, Sharma BC, Hou J, Yokosuka O, Dokmeci AK, Crawford D, Kao JH, Piratvisuth T, Suh DJ, Lesmana LA, Sollano J, Lau G, Sarin SK, Omata M, Tanaka A, Jia J. APASL clinical practice guidance: the diagnosis and management of patients with primary biliary cholangitis. Hepatol Int 2022; 16:1-23. [PMID: 35119627 PMCID: PMC8843914 DOI: 10.1007/s12072-021-10276-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Hong You
- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Beijing, Mainland, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, Mainland, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gazi Yaşargil Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, Mainland, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Beijing, Mainland, China
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Beijing, Mainland, China
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- Clinical Epidemiology and EBM Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, Mainland, China
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- Experimental and Translational Research Center, Beijing Clinical Research Institute, Beijing, Mainland, China
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- Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Center, Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing, Mainland, China
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- Treatment and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospial, Beijing, Mainland, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Medicine, Fatima University Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Gastroenterology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Hepatology Unit, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Mainland, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- NKC Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
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- Humanity and Health Clinical Trial Center, Humanity and Health Medical Group, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Yamanashi Central Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan. .,University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Beijing, Mainland, China.
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Changes of Serum Cytokine Levels and Relation to Clinical Specificity in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis. BIONANOSCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12668-022-00937-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Huang P, Hou Y, Zou Y, Ye X, Yu R, Yang S. The Causal Effects of Primary Biliary Cholangitis on Thyroid Dysfunction: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study. Front Genet 2021; 12:791778. [PMID: 34956333 PMCID: PMC8703001 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.791778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease and is often accompanied by thyroid dysfunction. Understanding the potential causal relationship between PBC and thyroid dysfunction is helpful to explore the pathogenesis of PBC and to develop strategies for the prevention and treatment of PBC and its complications. Methods: We used a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) method to estimate the potential causal effect of PBC on the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4), hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and thyroid cancer (TC) in the European population. We collected seven datasets of PBC and related traits to perform a series MR analysis and performed extensive sensitivity analyses to ensure the reliability of our results. Results: Using a sensitivity analysis, we found that PBC was a risk factor for AITD, TSH, hypothyroidism, and TC with odds ratio (OR) of 1.002 (95% CI: 1.000–1.005, p = 0.042), 1.016 (95% CI: 1.006–1.027, p = 0.002), 1.068 (95% CI: 1.022–1.115, p = 0.003), and 1.106 (95% CI: 1.019–1.120, p = 0.042), respectively. Interestingly, using reverse-direction MR analysis, we also found that AITD had a significant potential causal association with PBC with an OR of 0.021 (p = 5.10E−4) and that the other two had no significant causal relation on PBC. Conclusion: PBC causes thyroid dysfunction, specifically as AITD, mild hypothyroidism, and TC. The potential causal relationship between PBC and thyroid dysfunction provides a new direction for the etiology of PBC.
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- Peng Huang
- Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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March-Rodriguez A, Marcantonio O, Olmos-Alpiste F, Pujol RM. Acquired palmoplantar keratoderma associated with primary biliary cholangitis: Complete and persistent resolution after ursodeoxycholic acid treatment. Australas J Dermatol 2021; 63:e49-e51. [PMID: 34905624 DOI: 10.1111/ajd.13765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A 57-year-old woman presenting an acquired and persisting palmoplantar keratoderma associated with primary biliary cholangitis is reported. Treatment with oral ursodeoxycholic acid was prescribed, and a complete and persistent resolution of skin lesions was noted. This observation seems to support that acquired palmoplantar keratoderma is an uncommon cutaneous manifestation of primary biliary cholangitis.
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar-Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar-Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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Kunkel J, Schott E. Rheumatologie und Hepatologie
interdisziplinär. AKTUEL RHEUMATOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1626-8710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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ZusammenfassungRheumatologische und hepatologische Erkrankungen haben einige
Überschneidungen, die für Behandler aus beiden Disziplinen
relevant sind. In dieser Übersicht wird ein Schlaglicht auf 2
Erkrankungen geworfen, die sich an der Schnittstelle befinden: Arthropathie bei
Hämochromatose und Systemische Sklerose bei Primär
Biliärer Cholangitis. Daneben werden hepatologische Fragestellungen bei
rheumatologischer Therapie beleuchtet.
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- Jan Kunkel
- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring
Berlin-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring
Berlin-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Deutschland
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Nakamura T, Shirouzu T. Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Recurrent Primary Disease: Two Main Obstacles in Abdominal Kidney, Liver, and Pancreas Transplants. J Clin Med 2021; 10:5417. [PMID: 34830699 PMCID: PMC8619797 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10225417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The advances in acute phase care have firmly established the practice of organ transplantation in the last several decades. Then, the next issues that loom large in the field of transplantation include antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) and recurrent primary disease. Acute ABMR is a daunting hurdle in the performance of organ transplantation. The recent progress in desensitization and preoperative monitoring of donor-specific antibodies enables us to increase positive outcomes. However, chronic active ABMR is one of the most significant problems we currently face. On the other hand, recurrent primary disease is problematic for many recipients. Notably, some recipients, unfortunately, lost their vital organs due to this recurrence. Although some progress has been achieved in these two areas, many other factors remain largely obscure. In this review, these two topics will be discussed in light of recent discoveries.
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- Tsukasa Nakamura
- Department of Organ Transplantation and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kajii-cho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Molecular Diagnositcs Division, Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 13-4 Arakicho, shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0007, Japan;
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Wang Y, Guo P, Zhang Y, Liu L, Yan R, Yuan Z, Song Y. Joint Analysis of Genetic Correlation, Mendelian Randomization and Colocalization Highlights the Bi-Directional Causal Association Between Hypothyroidism and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Front Genet 2021; 12:753352. [PMID: 34671386 PMCID: PMC8521021 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.753352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Hypothyroidism and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are often co-existed in observational epidemiological studies. However, the causal relationship between them remains unclear. Methods: Genetic correlation, Mendelian randomization (MR) and colocalization analysis were combined to assess the potential causal association between hypothyroidism and PBC by using summary statistics from large-scale genome-wide association studies. Various sensitivity analyses had been conducted to assess the robustness and the consistency of the findings. Results: The linkage disequilibrium score regression demonstrated significant evidence of shared genetic architecture between hypothyroidism and PBC, with the genetic correlation estimated to be 0.117 (p = 0.006). The OR of hypothyroidism on PBC was 1.223 (95% CI, 1.072–1.396; p = 2.76 × 10−3) in MR analysis with inverse variance weighted (IVW) method. More importantly, the results from other 7MR methods with different model assumptions, were almost identical with that of IVW, suggesting the findings were robust and convincing. On the other hand, PBC was also causally associated with hypothyroidism (OR, 1.049; 95% CI, 1.010–1.089; p = 0.012), and, again, similar results can also be obtained from other MR methods. Various sensitivity analyses regarding the outlier detection and leave-one-out analysis were also performed. Besides, colocalization analysis suggested that there existed shared causal variants between hypothyroidism and PBC, further highlighting the robustness of the results. Conclusion: Our results suggest evidence for the bi-directional causal association between hypothyroidism and PBC, which may provide insights into the etiology of hypothyroidism and PBC as well as inform prevention and intervention strategies directed toward both diseases.
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- Yanjun Wang
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism, Jinan, China.,Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, China
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Garcês Soares S, Mendes M, Rodrigues Carvalho S, Pereira Anjos D, Sá AJ. Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Case of Underdiagnosis. Cureus 2021; 13:e17716. [PMID: 34650890 PMCID: PMC8489800 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Primary biliary cholangitis is a rare autoimmune cholestatic disease with a variable clinical course. Its etiopathogenesis has not been completely clarified. It predominantly affects women and often progresses to liver cirrhosis. It may be asymptomatic or symptomatic with hepatic or extrahepatic manifestations. If its diagnosis and treatment are made early, the progression to cirrhosis and liver failure can be prevented. We describe a clinical case of a 63-year-old woman, with no history of hepatotoxic drugs, who presented an analytical pattern of cytocholestasis with more than one decade of evolution.
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- Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT
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- Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PRT
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Sarcognato S, Sacchi D, Grillo F, Cazzagon N, Fabris L, Cadamuro M, Cataldo I, Covelli C, Mangia A, Guido M. Autoimmune biliary diseases: primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis. Pathologica 2021; 113:170-184. [PMID: 34294935 PMCID: PMC8299325 DOI: 10.32074/1591-951x-245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Autoimmune cholestatic liver diseases are rare hepato-biliary disorders characterized by a progressive, inflammatory destruction of bile ducts. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are the main autoimmune cholestatic liver diseases. Both may evolve into secondary biliary cirrhosis and its complications. Therapeutic options are limited and liver transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for PBC and PSC. Most PBC and PSC patients have a typical presentation, which does not require liver biopsy. However, in routine clinical practice, important variants or specific subgroups that benefit from liver biopsy for proper management may be observed. Herein, we provide a general overview of clinical and pathological characteristic of PBC and PSC, highlighting the most important features for routine diagnostic practice.
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- Department of Pathology, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, University of Genova and Policlinico San Martino Hospital, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology - DISCOG, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine - DMM, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Liver Unit, Fondazione IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy.,Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Cholestatic liver diseases are a challenging spectrum of conditions arising from damage to bile ducts, leading to build-up of bile acids and inflammatory processes that cause injury to cholangiocytes and hepatocytes. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are the two most common cholestatic disorders. In this review we detail the latest guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with these two conditions.
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Kinsenoside Alleviates 17α-Ethinylestradiol-Induced Cholestatic Liver Injury in Rats by Inhibiting Inflammatory Responses and Regulating FXR-Mediated Bile Acid Homeostasis. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14050452. [PMID: 34064649 PMCID: PMC8151897 DOI: 10.3390/ph14050452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cholestasis is an important predisposing factor of liver diseases, such as hepatocyte necrosis, liver fibrosis and primary biliary cirrhosis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of Kinsenoside (KD), a natural active ingredient of Anoectochilus roxburghii, on estrogen-induced cholestatic liver injury in Sprague-Dawley rats and the underlying mechanism. The rats were randomly divided into six groups: control group, model group, low-dose KD group (50 mg/kg body weight, KD-L), medium-dose KD group (100 mg/kg body weight, KD-M), high-dose KD group (200 mg/kg body weight, KD-H) and ursodeoxycholic acid group (40 mg/kg body weight, UDCA). 17α-Ethinylestradiol (EE) was used to establish an experimental animal model of estrogen-induced cholestasis (EIC). The results demonstrated that KD alleviated liver pathologic damage, serum biochemical status and inhibited hepatocellular microstructure disorder and bile duct hyperplasia in EE-induced cholestatic rats. Mechanically, KD alleviated EE-induced cholestatic liver injury by inhibiting inflammatory responses and regulating bile acid homeostasis. Concretely, KD reduced the expression of IL-1β and IL-6 by inhibiting NF-κB p65 to suppress EE-mediated inflammation in rat liver. KD enhanced the expression of FXR and inhibited EE-mediated reduction of FXR in vitro and in vivo. It was the potential mechanism that KD mitigates cholestasis by increasing efflux and inhibiting uptake of bile acids via FXR-mediated induction of bile salt export pump (BSEP) and reduction of Na+-dependent taurocholate cotransport peptide (NTCP) to maintain bile acid homeostasis. Moreover, KD repressed the bile acid synthesis through reducing the expression of synthetic enzyme (CYP7A1), thereby normalizing the expression of metabolic enzyme (SULT2A1) of bile acid. In conclusion, our results revealed that KD may be an effective drug candidate for the treatment of cholestasis.
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Primary biliary cholangitis is a slowly progressive immune-mediated cholestatic disease that causes a destruction of the intrahepatic bile ducts and may lead to cirrhosis of the liver, end-stage liver disease, and the need for liver transplantation. The disease is among the most common reasons why adults require liver transplantation. The primary signs of the disease include the presence of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies, elevated alkaline phosphatase, hyperbilirubinemia, hypercholesterolemia, and histologic features, such as intense inflammation with a florid duct lesion and hepatic fibrosis. The patient's quality of life is impacted by fatigue, pruritus, malabsorption syndrome, sicca syndrome, osteoporosis, and challenges coping with chronic illness. Advanced practice registered nurses need to understand the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, disease and symptom management, and priority nursing assessment and care in patients with this rare disease to differentiate it from primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, obstructed bile duct lesions, drug-induced cholestasis, cholestasis in pregnancy, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatic malignancy, and peptic ulcer disease.
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Yokokawa T, Yoshihisa A, Misaka T, Sato T, Kaneshiro T, Oikawa M, Kobayashi A, Yamaki T, Kunii H, Takeishi Y. Anti-mitochondrial Antibodies in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Intern Med 2021; 60:201-208. [PMID: 33456024 PMCID: PMC7872813 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5422-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Objective It has been reported that anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) recognize mitochondrial antigens and are associated with some diseases involving multiple organs, such as primary biliary cholangitis, Sjögren syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, systemic sclerosis, interstitial pneumoniae, dilated cardiomyopathy, and tubulointerstitial nephritis. In the current study, we examined the prevalence of AMAs in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and their clinical characteristics. Methods We enrolled 270 patients with DCM. We measured serum AMAs and analyzed the associated factors. Out of the 270 patients, positive AMAs were detected in 3 patients (1.1%; mean age, 68 years old; 2 men). These three patients had a significantly higher prevalence of primary biliary cholangitis and myopathy and levels of alanine alkaline phosphatase than those who were negative for said antibodies. There were no significant differences in the levels of B-type natriuretic peptide, aspartate transaminase, and left ventricular ejection fraction between these groups of patients. During the follow-up period, two of the three patients died due to respiratory failure. The other patient survived but experienced type II respiratory failure. Conclusion The prevalence of AMAs in 270 DCM patients was only 1.1%, and these patients suffered from respiratory failure.
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- Tetsuro Yokokawa
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
- Department of Pulmonary Hypertension, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
- Department of Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
- Department of Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
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Mago S, Wu GY. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Overlap Syndrome: A Review. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2020; 8:336-346. [PMID: 33083257 PMCID: PMC7562796 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2020.00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are slow progressive diseases which have been increasing in prevalence. The pathogeneses of PBC and PSC are incompletely understood but the underlying mechanisms appear to be fundamentally autoimmune in origin. Although PBC and PSC appear to be separate entities, overlap has been described. Diagnosis depends on a combination of serological markers, imaging, and pathological criteria. The mainstay of treatment has been ursodeoxycholic acid and in some cases of extrahepatic biliary obstruction and overlap disorder, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has been useful.
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- Sheena Mago
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
- Correspondence to: Sheena Mago, Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA. E-mail:
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
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Tanaka S, Nakamura H, Tanimura S, Horita T. Antimitochondrial antibody-associated myopathy with pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59:1770-1772. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Sho Tanaka
- Department of Internal Medicine, Tomakomai City Hospital, Tomakomai
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tomakomai City Hospital, Tomakomai
- Department of Internal Medicine, Urakawa Red Cross Hospital, Urakawa, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tomakomai City Hospital, Tomakomai
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tomakomai City Hospital, Tomakomai
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Zeng Q, Zhao L, Wang C, Gao M, Han X, Chen C, Tu C, Han P, Li J. Relationship between autoimmune liver disease and autoimmune thyroid disease: a cross-sectional study. Scand J Gastroenterol 2020; 55:216-221. [PMID: 32083943 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2019.1710766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Background: A high prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has been observed in patients with autoimmune liver disease (AILD); however, data on the clinical relationship between AILD and AITD remain scant. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between AILD and AITD.Methods: We performed a retrospective study using medical records from 324 patients with AILD, 113 of whom had concurrent AITD.Results: Patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) were more likely to develop AITD (45.8%), followed by autoimmune hepatitis-primary biliary cholangitis overlap syndrome (AIH-PBC OS) (39.5%) and PBC (22.6%). Patients with concurrent AILD and AITD showed higher levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) (21.5 g/L vs 16.3 g/L, p < .0001) and gamma globulin (γ-globulin) (27.1% vs 21.9%, p < .0001). IgG was positively correlated with thyroid antibodies [thymoglobulin antibody (TGAb) and thyroperoxidase antibody (TPOAb)] (r = 0.396, 0.322; p < .0001, p = .002, respectively). TPOAb positivity was highest in PBC patients with concurrent AITD (83.9%). Patients with concurrent PBC and AITD were significantly older than those with PBC alone (p = .0004). Patients with concurrent AIH and AITD had a higher homogenous nuclear pattern of antinuclear antibody positivity compared to those with AIH alone (p = .019). Thyroid dysfunction in AILD patients with concurrent AITD was principally characterized by Hashimoto's thyroiditis (65.5%), and diffuse lesions were mainly found by thyroid ultrasound (53.1%).Conclusions: The high incidence of AILD concomitant with AITD, the higher levels of serum IgG and γ-globulin, and the strong correlation between thyroid antibodies and IgG suggest that close screening for AITD and accurate physical examinations should be performed for all patients with AILD.
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- Qingmin Zeng
- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Hospital of Medical College of Shantou University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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Zhao DT, Liu YM, Han Y, Zhang HP, Zhao Y, Yan HP. Fluctuations of antimitochondrial antibodies and anti-gp210 antibody in a patient with primary biliary cholangitis and Sjögren syndrome with subsequent autoimmune hemolytic anemia: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e18856. [PMID: 32011506 PMCID: PMC7220456 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare autoimmune cholestatic liver disease. It is often associated with extrahepatic autoimmune disorders. However, the concurrence of PBC and Sjögren syndrome (SS) with the subsequent onset of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is extremely rare. PATIENT CONCERNS This study investigated a 60-year-old woman admitted to our hospital with complaints of xerostomia for 5 years, pruritus for 3 years, and abnormal liver function for 3 months. DIAGNOSES The patient was suffering from typical clinical PBC and SS, and developed decompensated liver cirrhosis after 32 months of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy. In May 2018, she was readmitted to the hospital with a high fever of 39 °C, coughing, and sever fatigue without remission after 3 days of cephalosporin antibiotic therapy. During the clinical course of PBC, her antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) titers fluctuated from 1:1000 to negative and then to weakly positive, determined by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF), immunoblotting, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on recombinant mitochondrial antigens; furthermore, her titers of anti-gp210, an antinuclear antibody (ANA), increased sharply. Laboratory tests and imaging were performed to diagnose PBC and SS in September 2015. However, she was subsequently diagnosed with AIHA after 32 months of UDCA therapy based on the identification of pancytopenia, increased reticulocyte (RET) count, and a positive result from the direct Coombs test. INTERVENTIONS UDCA, hepatic protectant, albumin infusion, chest drainage, rational antibiotic use, diuretics, and methylprednisolone were used to treat the patient. OUTCOMES Liver cirrhosis was complicated by the development of AIHA, which became severe at 42 months of follow-up. LESSONS This is the first case report showing a patient with comorbid PBC and SS, as well as the sequential development of AIHA with decreased AMA and increased anti-gp210 titers; this may have been due to immunodeficiency. These findings stress the importance of the serological screening of ANA profile, as well as repeated measurement of ANA and AMA to track PBC progression and prognosis.
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- Dan-Tong Zhao
- Clinical Research Center for Autoimmune Liver Disease & Clinical Laboratory Center
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- Department of Liver Disease Immunology, Beijing You’an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Liver Disease Immunology, Beijing You’an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Research Center for Autoimmune Liver Disease & Clinical Laboratory Center
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- Clinical Research Center for Autoimmune Liver Disease & Clinical Laboratory Center
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- Clinical Research Center for Autoimmune Liver Disease & Clinical Laboratory Center
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Rheumatological diseases (RDs) represent a diverse group of diseases that are inherited or related to environmental factors. RDs frequently affect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and gastroenterologists are often asked to evaluate patients with symptoms thought to represent an underlying or coexisting RD. GI manifestations of RDs vary based on the organ involved as well as the extent and duration of involvement. Although most manifestations of RD are nonspecific and not life-threatening, the chronicity and severity of symptoms can be debilitating and may lead to serious injury. This narrative review discusses the most common RD encountered by gastroenterologists: systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), dermatomyositis/polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren syndrome, overlap syndromes, mixed connective tissue disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, and other vasculitides. Each section begins with a brief overview of the condition, followed by a discussion of the etiopathophysiology, physical examination findings, GI manifestations, diagnostic tools (i.e., serologic, imaging, endoscopic, and functional), and treatment options.
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Lepri G, Bellando Randone S, Matucci Cerinic M, Allanore Y. Systemic sclerosis and primary biliary cholangitis: An overlapping entity? JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS 2019; 4:111-117. [PMID: 35382393 PMCID: PMC8922650 DOI: 10.1177/2397198318802763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease that may lead to skin and internal organ fibrosis. Based on skin involvement, two subsets of the disease are recognized (limited cutaneous SSc and diffuse cutaneous SSc). The new 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism classification criteria allow to identify SSc patients at the early stage of the disease that allows new research avenues. The aetiology of the disease is still unknown, but it has an important autoimmune basis and its association with other autoimmune diseases has been reproducibly reported. Among them, primary biliary cholangitis is considered the most common liver disease in SSc. The aim of this review is to provide an overview on recent findings about SSc associated to primary biliary cholangitis. Although the aetiology of the two diseases is still unknown, data suggest that these two disorders share the expression of fibrogenic cytokines, involved both in generation and function of T lymphocytes subpopulation (Th17 cells) and regulatory T lymphocytes. In addition, the relationships between SSc and primary biliary cholangitis may be closer as suggested by the presence of primary biliary cholangitis-specific antibodies in SSc patients and vice versa. Recent findings confirm a prevalence of overt primary biliary cholangitis in about 2% of SSc population, in particular in patients with limited cutaneous SSc and positive anticentromere antibodies. The prevalence increases if also patients with only primary biliary cholangitis-specific antibodies are considered. Data regarding SSc prevalence in primary biliary cholangitis patients have also been recently clarified. Altogether, stimulating results are moving the field forward regarding the relationships of these two autoimmune and fibrotic disorders that may belong to an overlapping entity.
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- Gemma Lepri
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology A, Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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Reyes-Cabello E, Montaño-Loza A. Primary biliary cholangitis and its association with other autoimmune diseases in a Mexican cohort. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DE MÉXICO (ENGLISH EDITION) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Reyes-Cabello EA, Montaño-Loza AJ. Primary biliary cholangitis and its association with other autoimmune diseases in a Mexican cohort. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA DE MEXICO (ENGLISH) 2019; 84:127-129. [PMID: 30541671 DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- E A Reyes-Cabello
- Departamento de Gastroenterología y Endoscopía Digestiva, Hospital Universitario «Dr. José Eleuterio González», Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León, México
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Liver Unit, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canadá.
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Onofrio FQ, Hirschfield GM, Gulamhusein AF. A Practical Review of Primary Biliary Cholangitis for the Gastroenterologist. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 2019; 15:145-154. [PMID: 31061656 PMCID: PMC6495411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune chronic cholestatic liver disease characterized by biliary destruction and progressive intrahepatic cholestasis. PBC primarily affects women in their fifth or sixth decade of life. Although many patients are asymptomatic at presentation, fatigue, pruritus, sicca syndrome, and upper abdominal discomfort are common symptom manifestations. The etiology of PBC is thought to be related to interactions between underlying genetic predisposition and microbial and xenobiotic environmental triggers. The diagnosis is established in the setting of biochemical cholestasis and antimitochondrial or disease-specific antinuclear antibodies, with histologic evidence of nonsuppurative granulomatous cholangitis being supportive, but not required, to confirm disease. Care of patients with PBC encompasses therapies to slow disease progression, manage symptoms associated with cholestasis, and treat complications of advanced liver disease. Risk stratification based on simple clinical and laboratory parameters, either as binary response criteria and/or continuous models, helps identify the patients at greatest risk of poor outcome. First-line therapy to slow disease progression is ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), which is the mainstay of pharmacologic therapy for all patients with PBC. The only currently approved second-line option for patients who do not achieve adequate biochemical response or are intolerant to UDCA is the novel farnesoid X receptor agonist obeticholic acid. Off-label use of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists, including the fibrate class of drugs where available, is also recognized as an option for patients.
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- Fernanda Q Onofrio
- Dr Onofrio is a hepatology fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital in the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada. Dr Hirschfield is the Lily and Terry Horner Chair in Autoimmune Liver Disease Research in the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital and a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Toronto. Dr Gulamhusein is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and a clinician investigator in the Division of Gastroenterology in the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital
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- Dr Onofrio is a hepatology fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital in the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada. Dr Hirschfield is the Lily and Terry Horner Chair in Autoimmune Liver Disease Research in the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital and a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Toronto. Dr Gulamhusein is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and a clinician investigator in the Division of Gastroenterology in the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital
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- Dr Onofrio is a hepatology fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital in the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada. Dr Hirschfield is the Lily and Terry Horner Chair in Autoimmune Liver Disease Research in the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital and a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Toronto. Dr Gulamhusein is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and a clinician investigator in the Division of Gastroenterology in the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease at Toronto General Hospital
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